Book contents
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF REPORTS AND OTHER ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I EARLY LIFE
- CHAPTER II THE CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE
- CHAPTER III EARLY HISTORY OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
- CHAPTER IV RAILWAY WORKS
- CHAPTER V THE BROAD GAUGE
- CHAPTER VI THE ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEM
- CHAPTER VII RAILWAY BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS
- CHAPTER VIII STEAM NAVIGATION. THE ‘GREAT WESTERN’ STEAM-SHIP
- CHAPTER IX STEAM NAVIGATION. THE ‘GREAT BRITAIN‘ STEAM-SHIP
- CHAPTER X STEAM NAVIGATION. INTRODUCTION OF THE SCREW PROPELLER INTO THE ROYAL NAVY
- CHAPTER XI STEAM NAVIGATION. THE ‘GREAT EASTERN’ STEAMSHIP, FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE UNDERTAKING TO THE LAUNCH
- CHAPTER XII STEAM NAVIGATION. THE ‘GREAT EASTERN’ STEAMSHIP. THE LAUNCH
- CHAPTER XIII STEAM NAVIGATION. THE ‘GREAT EASTERN’ STEAMSHIP. COMPLETION AND SUBSEQUENT HISTORY
- CHAPTER XIV DOCK AND PIER WORKS
- CHAPTER XV MISCELLANEOUS WORKS
- CHAPTER XVI MR. BRUNEL'S PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS AND PRACTICE
- CHAPTER XVII PRIVATE LIFE
- APPENDIX I
- APPENDIX II
- INDEX
- Plate section
CHAPTER XV - MISCELLANEOUS WORKS
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 07 October 2011
- Frontmatter
- PREFACE
- Contents
- LIST OF REPORTS AND OTHER ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
- CHAPTER I EARLY LIFE
- CHAPTER II THE CLIFTON SUSPENSION BRIDGE
- CHAPTER III EARLY HISTORY OF THE GREAT WESTERN RAILWAY
- CHAPTER IV RAILWAY WORKS
- CHAPTER V THE BROAD GAUGE
- CHAPTER VI THE ATMOSPHERIC SYSTEM
- CHAPTER VII RAILWAY BRIDGES AND VIADUCTS
- CHAPTER VIII STEAM NAVIGATION. THE ‘GREAT WESTERN’ STEAM-SHIP
- CHAPTER IX STEAM NAVIGATION. THE ‘GREAT BRITAIN‘ STEAM-SHIP
- CHAPTER X STEAM NAVIGATION. INTRODUCTION OF THE SCREW PROPELLER INTO THE ROYAL NAVY
- CHAPTER XI STEAM NAVIGATION. THE ‘GREAT EASTERN’ STEAMSHIP, FROM THE COMMENCEMENT OF THE UNDERTAKING TO THE LAUNCH
- CHAPTER XII STEAM NAVIGATION. THE ‘GREAT EASTERN’ STEAMSHIP. THE LAUNCH
- CHAPTER XIII STEAM NAVIGATION. THE ‘GREAT EASTERN’ STEAMSHIP. COMPLETION AND SUBSEQUENT HISTORY
- CHAPTER XIV DOCK AND PIER WORKS
- CHAPTER XV MISCELLANEOUS WORKS
- CHAPTER XVI MR. BRUNEL'S PROFESSIONAL OPINIONS AND PRACTICE
- CHAPTER XVII PRIVATE LIFE
- APPENDIX I
- APPENDIX II
- INDEX
- Plate section
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- The Life of Isambard Kingdom Brunel, Civil Engineer , pp. 445 - 473Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2011First published in: 1870